Drew Barrymore: Then and Now

Barrymore Bounces Back

Drew could have been one more tragic tabloid child star, but the actress was different than the others. She wrote a memoir about her troubles, "Little Girl Lost," published in 1990, and focused on rebuilding her career into something more than just infomercials and cheesy made-for-TV movies... - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Chris Weeks/Liaison)

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Drew BarrymoreAt just 35 years old, actress, producer and first-time director Drew Barrymore has packed a lifetime of living into just three decades. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photos: Kevin Winter, Evan Agostini, David Livingston/Getty)

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Barrymore Backgr...Born into a legendary family of performers that includes the renowned stage actors Lionel Barrymore (her great-uncle), Ethel Barrymore (her great-aunt) and John Barrymore (her grandfather), it was almost predestined that Drew would be in show business. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/ Getty Images)

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Barrymore BeginsBarrymore started acting in commercials almost from birth, but her breakout role was in Steven Spielberg's 1982 blockbuster "E.T." - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Universal)

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Barrymore's Big ...The cherubic, cheeky character of Gertie stole the hearts of millions of moviegoers - and almost stole the show. She'd go on to star in films written by another Stephen - thriller writer Stephen King - 1984's "Firestarter" and 1985's "Cat's Eye," but she made a bigger impact in 1984's "Irreconcilable Differences." - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Universal)

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Damaged DrewBarrymore's unstable home life and the lure of the Hollywood lights became too much for the young actress and she became a fixture on the party circuit when she was barely a tween. She is reported to have smoked marijuana, drank alcohol and snorted cocaine by the time she was twelve. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Universal)

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Barrymore Gets B...She entered rehab twice, at ages 13 and 14, moved in with singer David Crosby and his wife, who helped her recover. She filmed the movie "Far From Home." between those rehab stints. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Vestron Pictures)

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Barrymore Bounce...Drew could have been one more tragic tabloid child star, but the actress was different than the others. She wrote a memoir about her troubles, "Little Girl Lost," published in 1990, and focused on rebuilding her career into something more than just infomercials and cheesy made-for-TV movies... - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Chris Weeks/Liaison)

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Drew Does Melodr...Although there were certainly those - Drew starred as the Long Island Lolita in the 1993 TV movie "The Amy Fisher Story" and as a teen vixen in the 1992 film "Poison Ivy." They weren't Shakespeare, but Barrymore was at least working. In 1994, at the age of 19, she married a 31-year-old bar owner, Jeremy Thomas, but they split up two months later. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

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Better BarrymoreDrew's acting roles got better and in 1994 she set up her own production company, Flower Films. In 1995, Drew appeared as a disturbed teen opposite Chris O'Donnell in "Mad Love." - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Drew Loves DaveWhile she stayed off the drugs, Drew was certainly no shrinking violet. The actress stayed in the gossip columns for her good-naturedly goofy and occasionally loopy behavior. And in 1995, she gave talk show host David Letterman a big surprise - by climbing on his desk and flashing him. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

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Barrymore in the...In 1995, the star took her penchant for nudity to Playboy. Steven Spielberg, with whom she retained a close relationship, allegedly sent her a blanket for her twentieth birthday with a note that said, "Cover yourself up." The note included her nudie shots, which Spielberg had Photoshopped so that she looked clothed. Drew's mother, with whom she's had a troubled relationship, posed in the magazine eight months later. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

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Even More Barrym...... played the lead in the comedy "Never Been Kissed," in 1999, which was the first film made under her Flower Films banner. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Barrymore's Budd...The first real blockbuster for Drew's production company was the over-the-top film version of the beloved TV series, "Charlie's Angels," starring a butt-kicking Drew, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu. The next year, Drew showcased her dramatic chops in the more serious biopic "Riding in Cars with Boys." - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Drew's DivorceDuring that same period, Drew dated and married the oddball comedian Tom Green. The two divorced in 2002. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Jason Kirk/Getty Images)

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Barrymore's Boul...In 2004, Drew became the sixth member of her family to receive a star on the Hollywood's Walk of Fame. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)

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Drew in DemandHer production company continued churning out vehicles for Drew including the "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" sequel, "50 First Dates," "Fever Pitch" and "Music & Lyrics."- Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Totally Into Dre...Drew appeared in the 2009 film adaptation of "He's Just Not that Into You," co-starring Jennifer Aniston and Scarlett Johansson. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Barrymore BarksShe provided the voice for chihuahua Chloe in film "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," which opened October 3, 2008. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

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Drew Goes 'Grey'Barrymore's got a lot of buzz for her role, as "Little Edie" Beale in the HBO film version of the documentary "Grey Gardens." - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Drew and Justin ...Not only is Justin Long (her ex) chasing Drew in this shot from their new film "Going the Distance," he's been hot on her tail the past few months too. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers(AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

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'Going the Dista...Drew Barrymore, a cast member in "Going the Distance," poses at the premiere of the film, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, in Los Angeles. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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